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A 16-year-old boy died over the weekend after being injured at a Wisconsin sawmill.
Schuls was taken to Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson and then to Milwaukee Children’s Hospital, where he died on Saturday.
Officials claim the teen died after an “industrial accident,” but Chrisman told the AP that his cause of death and the specifics of his death would not be made public due to an ongoing investigation.
The company’s office manager, Jordan Davis, declined to comment Thursday to the AP about the teen’s death. PEOPLE could not immediately reach Florence Hardwoods for comment.
“To try to even begin to process or understand such a devastating loss for my brother, Steph and the kids is one of the heaviest burdens I or anyone close can ever carry,” the message continued. “Please don’t stop praying for them.”
As of Thursday, the GoFundMe has raised over $20,000.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating and has referred a possible child labor violation involving hazardous occupations to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Scott Allen, the Labor Department’s regional director for public affairs, toldWisconsin Public Radio.
The teen’s death comes as 14 states, including Wisconsin, seek to introduce bills to roll back child labor laws, perThe Independentand WPR.
Officials said that counseling was available at Florence High School on Monday.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, students and co-workers,” said Florence County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chrisman.
source: people.com
